If you have ever drove past Chariho High School, the one thing that could possibly grab your attention might be how isolated it is. Chariho's campus is surrounded completely by turf fields and is located on 453 Switch Road in a rural village of Wood River Junction, in the town of Richmond, which is about 40 miles or so south of Providence. The school has 1,249 students from the surrounding towns of Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton. Charlestown has a population of about 8,208, Richmond's population is around 7,740, and Hopkinton has a population of about 8,051 equaling just around 24,000 people living in the Chariho region (City Data Rhode Island, DATE?). OVERVIEW OF REPORT? INTENDED AUDIENCE?
Community Background
With the community of Chariho being made up of a combination of different towns there are many different point of views to take into consideration. "Chariho Regional High School aspires to be a community of learners founded on respect, responsibility, and courage," which is the mission statement in the High School's improvement plan (Chariho.k12, DATE?). IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A CHARIHO COMMUNITY, OR ARE THE TOWNS COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES?
The first ancestors reported in the Chariho area were mainly the Irish but is has been ever growing since. Chariho is in a 100% rural population, with an average value of $264,206 for a house, and 34 years of age being the average resident (City Data Rhode Island, DATE?) . The average household size is 3.0 people in this district, and an average household income of $57,042. The poverty level in this district was just about the same as the state being 11% (School Data Direct, DATE?).
Out of all the parents in the state 80% of them feel that the community supports the school, where as only 60% of the parents from Chariho feel that the community supports the high school (CITATION?l. When it comes to the teachers contacting the parents at Chariho, the percentages are higher then the states in each category, whether the child needs help or is improving, or the teacher is just responding back to a request from the parents (Public School Review, DATE?). ARE THESE TWO FACTS CONSISTENT? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON FOR THEM? The community also provides Adult education, which is primarily through two kinds of programs, vocational training for adults and general interest vocational courses.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ADD A TOPIC SENTENCE TO EACH PARAGRAPH.
District Summary
The school district of Chariho is made up of three conjoining towns, including Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton, and it also includes the Narragansett Native American community. Chariho's school name is made up from the first few letters of the three surrounding towns in the school district; CHArlestown, RIchmond, HOpkinton (Chariho.k12).
With Chariho being located in the rural village of Wood River Junction, geographically, Chariho is the largest school district in the state of Rhode Island LANDWISE. With the miles of turf fields surrounding the schools campus, Chariho encompasses over 125 square miles (American Fact Finder). Since this district is so large, there are four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a career and technical center all within the same general area.
The 1,249 kids in the school are made up of 97% White, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic, and 1% Native American, and all of which only speak English as their primary language (Public School Review). Of the 1,249 students attending Chariho Regional High School, 434 of them are part of the career and technical center (Chariho.k12). This program is made up of tuition-paying students that are attending from the neighboring communities including Narragansett, Westerly, South Kingstown, and even Block Island. The career and technical center has programs in Automtotives, Carpentry, Computer Electronics, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Drafting, Graphics, Health Occupation, Marine Tech, as well as a few others (Chariho.k12).
This district compared to the states average scores for the most part were higher in the education areas, but lower in the dropouts, suspension, and violence rates. NOW INCLUDE SENTENCES WITH THE SPECIFICS FOR EACH CASE. The teacher student ration for this district was 1:12, while the states SIC was 1:11. The total classroom teachers are 105 for each of the 1,249 students attending. Chariho's dropout rate was only 9% where as the states was 15%, and the suspension for Chariho was only 19.3%, and the state was 53.1%. Most of the suspensions were for fighting in school, or skipping out on class or detention (Information Works, DATE?).
Chariho High school assessments results in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) were exceptionally higher than the states SIC in each of the categories performed. The Characteristics of the students in the high school with the highest of the grades in Math and ELA were white, nonpoverety, without disabilities, and for the most part there was no difference between males or females, except in the ELA the females were almost 15% higher then the males. The % male to % of female was 53% male and 47% female for Chariho (Public School Review).
School Analysis
In the No Child Left Behind Report Card on Chariho Regional High School, it showed that the percentage of students attending this school not only exceeded the Target Rate in each category but they had higher scores than the State as well. With a Target Rate of 95.0% for both ELA and Mathematics, Chariho scored 99.3% in both sections, and the state scored 97.7% in both. The Graduation Rate, has a Target of 75.3%, Chariho met the target with 91% graduation, and the state had an 85.2% graduation (School Data Direct). WHAT ABOUT THEIR MEETING THE NCLB TARGETS?
From the students' point of view at Chariho, about 53% of them feel that they can talk to a teacher or other staff about academic issues, but only 17% feel they can talk to the teachers or other staff about personal or family problems. IS THIS HIGH OR LOW? When it comes to the safety of this school, 25% of the kids admit to being robbed once or more, along with 35% saying that someone tired to sell them drugs once or more. About 11% feel they are teased or bothered enough for it to be a hassle, and around 16% of the students do not get along with the teachers enough where it is a big problem for them. Only about 12% of the students are eligible for a free or reduced lunch, which implies that the poverty level at Chariho is low (Public School Review).
Conclusion
Overall I would say that Chariho is a great school to look into, either for a teacher position or even to send your children. With high standards met in every category, a great graduation rate, and plenty of open space with not a lot of crime makes Chariho an ideal school for almost anyone.
Chariho has high standards in teacher and with learning, and aspires to be respectful, responsible, and courageous. Chariho has started different teaching styles to keep up with technology and the eager to learn students. The only major downfall to Chariho is that it's a little overcrowded for its size. It still works fine, there are plenty of seating in each classroom for all the students, but it does get a little crowded in the hallways between classes. HOW SHOULD YOU SUMMARIZE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PRESENTED?
References
"Chariho Regional School District." Chariho. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Oct. 3 <http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/>.
Evaluation / Feedback for EDC 102 Context Statement
Total Score for this Evaluation: 28/35 pts
REVISION FEEDBACK
- INTRO FIXED
- SOME INFO ADDED
- CITATIONS ADDED
- APA STYLE NOT USED.
Rubric
Introduction = 5 / 5 pts.
5 - Intro provides an overview of the upcoming analysis, including what school/district/community is being analyzed, what aspects are being analyzed, and who the report is intended to inform.
4 - Intro names the school/district/community and previews the scope of the report, but does not describe who the report is intended to inform.
3 - Intro names the school/district/community but not much else.
2 - Intro fails to name the school, district, and community.
0 - No introduction section is apparent.
Organization = 5 / 5 pts.
5 - Report includes an Introduction, a Conclusion, and sections for the School, District, and Community. Within each section, paragraphs logically group the information presented.
4 - Report includes all of the sections mentioned previously, but does not break down information into paragraphs within each section.
3 - Report is missing one of the sections.
2 - Report is missing more than one section.
0 - Report does not include any sections.
Strengths and constructive comments about report's organization:
Mechanics = 3 / 5 pts.
5 - All information in the report is cited using APA styled- citations after the information and in a Reference section at the end of the report.
and
There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report.
4 - Most information is cited using APA style.
and/or
There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings.
3 - Some citations in the References section are not in APA style, e.g. URLs are listed without the title of the website.
and/or
There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors.
2 - Most of the report's information is not cited, or APA style was not used.
0 - Report does not include a Reference section.
EACH FACT SHOULD BE TIED TO ITS SOURCE VIA A CITATION.
Conclusion = 4 / 5 pts.
5 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community and describes why findings should be important to reader.
4 - Conclusion reviews analysis of school, district and community.
3 - Conclusion does not refer back to report findings.
0 - No conclusion section is apparent.
Creativity = 4/ 5 pts.
5 - Report is written in an engaging style.
4 - Report has some interesting sections.
3 - Report generally reports information without seemingly without purpose.
Thoroughness = 7 /10 pts
5 - Report includes at least ten different facts in each section (school, community, district) and
compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
4 - Report includes at least eight different facts in each section and
compares most figures with relevant values and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
3 - Report includes at least six different facts in each section and
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures
2 - Report includes at least four different facts in each section and
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.
0 - Report includes less than four different facts for any section or
fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.
Chariho Regional High School
Peer Edit
Introduction
If you have ever drove past Chariho High School, the one thing that could possibly grab your attention might be how isolated it is. Chariho's campus is surrounded completely by turf fields and is located on 453 Switch Road in a rural village of Wood River Junction, in the town of Richmond, which is about 40 miles or so south of Providence. The school has 1,249 students from the surrounding towns of Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton. Charlestown has a population of about 8,208, Richmond's population is around 7,740, and Hopkinton has a population of about 8,051 equaling just around 24,000 people living in the Chariho region (City Data Rhode Island, DATE?). OVERVIEW OF REPORT? INTENDED AUDIENCE?
Community Background
With the community of Chariho being made up of a combination of different towns there are many different point of views to take into consideration. "Chariho Regional High School aspires to be a community of learners founded on respect, responsibility, and courage," which is the mission statement in the High School's improvement plan (Chariho.k12, DATE?). IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A CHARIHO COMMUNITY, OR ARE THE TOWNS COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES?
The first ancestors reported in the Chariho area were mainly the Irish but is has been ever growing since. Chariho is in a 100% rural population, with an average value of $264,206 for a house, and 34 years of age being the average resident (City Data Rhode Island, DATE?) . The average household size is 3.0 people in this district, and an average household income of $57,042. The poverty level in this district was just about the same as the state being 11% (School Data Direct, DATE?).
Out of all the parents in the state 80% of them feel that the community supports the school, where as only 60% of the parents from Chariho feel that the community supports the high school (CITATION?l. When it comes to the teachers contacting the parents at Chariho, the percentages are higher then the states in each category, whether the child needs help or is improving, or the teacher is just responding back to a request from the parents (Public School Review, DATE?). ARE THESE TWO FACTS CONSISTENT? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE REASON FOR THEM? The community also provides Adult education, which is primarily through two kinds of programs, vocational training for adults and general interest vocational courses.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ADD A TOPIC SENTENCE TO EACH PARAGRAPH.
District Summary
The school district of Chariho is made up of three conjoining towns, including Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton, and it also includes the Narragansett Native American community. Chariho's school name is made up from the first few letters of the three surrounding towns in the school district; CHArlestown, RIchmond, HOpkinton (Chariho.k12).
With Chariho being located in the rural village of Wood River Junction, geographically, Chariho is the largest school district in the state of Rhode Island LANDWISE. With the miles of turf fields surrounding the schools campus, Chariho encompasses over 125 square miles (American Fact Finder). Since this district is so large, there are four elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a career and technical center all within the same general area.
The 1,249 kids in the school are made up of 97% White, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic, and 1% Native American, and all of which only speak English as their primary language (Public School Review). Of the 1,249 students attending Chariho Regional High School, 434 of them are part of the career and technical center (Chariho.k12). This program is made up of tuition-paying students that are attending from the neighboring communities including Narragansett, Westerly, South Kingstown, and even Block Island. The career and technical center has programs in Automtotives, Carpentry, Computer Electronics, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Drafting, Graphics, Health Occupation, Marine Tech, as well as a few others (Chariho.k12).
This district compared to the states average scores for the most part were higher in the education areas, but lower in the dropouts, suspension, and violence rates. NOW INCLUDE SENTENCES WITH THE SPECIFICS FOR EACH CASE. The teacher student ration for this district was 1:12, while the states SIC was 1:11. The total classroom teachers are 105 for each of the 1,249 students attending. Chariho's dropout rate was only 9% where as the states was 15%, and the suspension for Chariho was only 19.3%, and the state was 53.1%. Most of the suspensions were for fighting in school, or skipping out on class or detention (Information Works, DATE?).
Chariho High school assessments results in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) were exceptionally higher than the states SIC in each of the categories performed. The Characteristics of the students in the high school with the highest of the grades in Math and ELA were white, nonpoverety, without disabilities, and for the most part there was no difference between males or females, except in the ELA the females were almost 15% higher then the males. The % male to % of female was 53% male and 47% female for Chariho (Public School Review).
School Analysis
In the No Child Left Behind Report Card on Chariho Regional High School, it showed that the percentage of students attending this school not only exceeded the Target Rate in each category but they had higher scores than the State as well. With a Target Rate of 95.0% for both ELA and Mathematics, Chariho scored 99.3% in both sections, and the state scored 97.7% in both. The Graduation Rate, has a Target of 75.3%, Chariho met the target with 91% graduation, and the state had an 85.2% graduation (School Data Direct). WHAT ABOUT THEIR MEETING THE NCLB TARGETS?
From the students' point of view at Chariho, about 53% of them feel that they can talk to a teacher or other staff about academic issues, but only 17% feel they can talk to the teachers or other staff about personal or family problems. IS THIS HIGH OR LOW? When it comes to the safety of this school, 25% of the kids admit to being robbed once or more, along with 35% saying that someone tired to sell them drugs once or more. About 11% feel they are teased or bothered enough for it to be a hassle, and around 16% of the students do not get along with the teachers enough where it is a big problem for them. Only about 12% of the students are eligible for a free or reduced lunch, which implies that the poverty level at Chariho is low (Public School Review).
Conclusion
Overall I would say that Chariho is a great school to look into, either for a teacher position or even to send your children. With high standards met in every category, a great graduation rate, and plenty of open space with not a lot of crime makes Chariho an ideal school for almost anyone.
Chariho has high standards in teacher and with learning, and aspires to be respectful, responsible, and courageous. Chariho has started different teaching styles to keep up with technology and the eager to learn students. The only major downfall to Chariho is that it's a little overcrowded for its size. It still works fine, there are plenty of seating in each classroom for all the students, but it does get a little crowded in the hallways between classes. HOW SHOULD YOU SUMMARIZE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE PRESENTED?
References
"Chariho Regional School District." Chariho. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Oct. 3 <http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/>.
“Curriculum and Instruction: Advanced Placement Exams. Rhode Island High Schools.” Information Works! School Year 2005-06.
http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/state/ap.pdf
"Public School Review" Chariho Regional High School. 2003-2007.http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/71498
"School Overview." School Data Direct. 2007. http://www.schoolmatters.com/app/location/q/stid=40/llid=118/stllid=247/locid=993776/stype=/catid=-1/secid=-1/compid=-1/site=pes
U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. 2006. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet
''02894 Zip Code Detailed Profile." City Data Rhode Island. 2007. http://www.city-data.com/zips/02894.html
Peer Edit by James M.
Evaluation / Feedback for EDC 102 Context Statement
Total Score for this Evaluation: 28/35 pts
REVISION FEEDBACK
- INTRO FIXED
- SOME INFO ADDED
- CITATIONS ADDED
- APA STYLE NOT USED.
Rubric
Introduction = 5 / 5 pts.
Organization = 5 / 5 pts.
Mechanics = 3 / 5 pts.
and
There are extremely few typos and misspelled words in the report.
and/or
There are a noticeable number of typos or misspellings.
and/or
There are many typos, misspellings, or other writing errors.
Conclusion = 4 / 5 pts.
Creativity = 4/ 5 pts.
Thoroughness = 7 /10 pts
compares each figure with another relevant figure (e.g. state or national average) and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
compares most figures with relevant values and
states whether or not the school is meeting NCLB standards.
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures
compares some of the figures to other relevant figures.
fails to compare any figures with other relevant figures.